The Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at Matej Bel University (commonly referred as FPVMV), (Slovak: Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici) is the international relations school of Matej Bel University.

The faculty is recognized as one of the leading international relations teaching and research institutes in Central Europe.

[3] Since 2009 the faculty headquarters the National Center of Excellence for International Security Studies[4] funded through the RD Program of the EU.

The faculty campus is located in the historical city downtown of Banská Bystrica, bordering the branch office of the National Bank of Slovakia and the Matej Bel University Rector's department.

The department hosts the Center of Excellence for International Security Studies and the UMB Data and Society Lab.

UMB DSL is the first institute in Slovakia to focus on education, research and policy in the realm of internet and society.

The school believes that the experience is a key part of an education in international affairs because it increases understanding of the world by providing students with a variety of new and unexpected perspectives.

The institute is headquartered on the school's campus and its main goal is to support scientific cooperation and academic mobility between French and Slovakian universities.

The Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of Matej Bel University is home to the Sigma Phi Kappa[10] fraternity.